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SMART CITIES 097“ SINGLE IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES GOVERNMENTS AND CITIES WITH DATA THAT CAN BE USED TO GREATLY ENHANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, PUBLIC SAFETY, DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND MORE”one for instance can be encrypted by the unique incremental electronic identification that is changing all the time. This data can only be decrypted at the database level where it is under the control of the owner. But the user can decide to transmit the second page of unencrypted data only once it requires a specific service or they want to trigger an action. The same single identity can provide computers and phones with an electronic ID that can be attached to documents and social media interactions, single secure sign-on and more. Phones can also, under certain circumstances in conjunction with the single identification data, be used to identify people in day to day interactions.Unique, secure single identification of objects and people provide the opportunity to create a trusted data set about the object and person, greatly alleviating some of the horizontal integration and data duplication problems currently experienced. This trusted data set can be maintained by various role players, for example national identification data can be maintained by government while medical data can be maintained by medical service providers, and financial data by banks. The person can, however, make this data available when appropriate using the permission and/or context based security possible with single identification technology. An example can be that a person gets admitted to a medical facility. When the person presents the single identification at a specific location, the admissions counter in this case, the person will automatically get a message on their cellular phone to authorise that the data required can be made available and choose, if not previously defined, on what basis the data could be used. In other cases, the data can automatically be made available according to predefined rules purely based on presence. Similarly, payments can be made using the same identification or data can be made available from this trusted source for compliance purposes and more.Single identification technology, without exposing private data, provides governments and cities with data that can be used to greatly enhance energy efficiency, public safety, disaster management and more.Single Identification Technology is a layer that can be retrofitted to existing technologies to enhance the capabilities and services of the current technology by allowing it to identify people and objects accurately trough a single method. Single identification technology has the ability to change any existing installation with a number of different technologies into a Smart solution. A Smart Building is a good example of this. Similarly, the technology can be manufactured in virtually any product with existing electronics, giving the product a unique identification and ability to communicate with manufacturers across its entire life cycle through both private and public readers. Implementing SMART solutions touching every part of our world clearly requires secure single wireless or ambient identification that will identify objects and people in both the digital and physical world, integrating all technology interactions into a seamless experience. ■ABOUT THE AUTHORGert Botha is the CEO and one of the founding team members of Hive Technology - the Dubai based technology innovation, consulting and wireless identification company that launched the world’s first single wireless identification technology. He is a seasoned management and technology consultant with 25 years’ diverse experience in the Public and Private sectors across various industries and countries. Gert has spent the last five years side by side with the inventor of the technology, Terry Ashwin, aligning Hive’s Single Identification Technology to exactly what the market requires to address the identification of people and objects as the world migrates to a totally connected world, where technology becomes pervasive. He stays abreast of technology trends and consults with CIO’s, CMO’s & CEO’s on technology strategy and how to use technology to innovate client service delivery.